Microsoft Outlook for Mac handles Exchange accounts (including Microsoft 365/Office 365) differently from the Windows version. Unlike Outlook for Windows, Outlook for Mac does not have a built-in slider or setting to limit email syncing/downloading to a specific time period, such as the last 1 year.
This is a long-standing limitation. By default, Outlook for Mac in “cached” mode downloads your entire mailbox (or as much as possible), which can consume significant disk space on large mailboxes. There is no native option like “Mail to keep offline” (the slider available on Windows) to restrict syncing to 12 months, 6 months, or any custom period.
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